OT: Oh yeah, Lance Armstrong said stuff of mild importance tonight.

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OT: Oh yeah, Lance Armstrong said stuff of mild importance tonight.

Well, technically Monday, but you all know what I mean.  Here is one of those fancy internet linky-ma-jiggers to an ESPN article with a few highlights of the interview.  I was pretty blown away with how openly he confirmed just about everything she threw at him.  He couldn't help himself with his little jab at the USADA for their report on his '09-'10 tour, but overall he seemed to put the onus on himself.  I still think he's a big fat jerkface, but, at least now he admitted as much.  Thoughts from the MGoCommunity?  I will also accept answers such as "WOOOOO BIG 10 ROAD WIN LOLPHERS" because obviously.

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January 17th, 2013 at 11:58 PM | This was discussed on Monday. (Score:-1 Flamebait)
January 18th, 2013 at 12:00 AM | The interview aired tonight... (Score:5 Normal)
justingoblue
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and the article he posted was either published or edited seven minutes ago.

Go Blue!

January 18th, 2013 at 12:06 AM | Oh in that case my bad, I (Score:-1 Trolling)
January 18th, 2013 at 12:14 AM | This (Score:4 Normal)
LSA Aught One
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This strongly resembles my cousin, Hans.

January 18th, 2013 at 3:49 AM | Hmmm... (Score:5 Normal)
BiSB
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Did your cousin hold 30 or so people hostage in the Nakatomi building by any chance?

They no longer call me Bisbiño

January 18th, 2013 at 8:45 AM | Well done, sir. Well done. (Score:1)
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Well done, sir. Well done.

January 18th, 2013 at 11:56 AM | Alas (Score:2)
LSA Aught One
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He managed to ruin Christmas.

January 17th, 2013 at 11:59 PM | Who is this fictitious (Score:2 Normal)
B-Nut-GoBlue
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Who is this fictitious-arm-wrestling-sounding man's name you're referring too?!

January 18th, 2013 at 12:16 AM | His name is Lulani Alaula (second cousin of Lennay Kekua) (Score:1)
brooktrail
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He was good.

January 17th, 2013 at 11:59 PM | Glad I never gave that guy (Score:2 Normal)
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Glad I never gave that guy any money.

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:00 AM | If Lance Armstrong is somehow (Score:5 Normal)
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If Lance Armstrong is somehow behind this whole Te'o thing, and has been planning it for years to dull the impact of this interview, he's my new hero.

January 18th, 2013 at 12:02 AM | That would pretty much make Te'o... (Score:5 Normal)
justingoblue
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Scott Tenorman, right?

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:02 AM | You suck. (Score:5 Normal)
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Ya jackass.

"I think Hoke has changed the tide on the rivalry. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe him. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Selling Michigan jerseys is a good start."

January 18th, 2013 at 12:03 AM | Don't really care (Score:3 Normal)
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But for the record, I don't believe for one minute that there's a single clean guy in all of competitive biking. Not one.

"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
January 18th, 2013 at 12:15 AM | Really? (Score:5 Normal)
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OK, you're probably right

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January 18th, 2013 at 1:28 AM | Cycling is a lot better than (Score:5 Normal)
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Cycling is a lot better than it was. Still has problems, but it is scientifically evident that performances have decreased since Armstrong's day. There were a few people clean in his day, too, but nobody knows them because they weren't competitive.



FYI don't throw stones too far. I think the NFL and NBA are loaded with dirt, too.

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:06 AM | Remember when all your friends got super annoying (Score:5 Normal)
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When the tour was going on and they would be all "they re up in the saddles" or "it's a time trial" and you would be all "is this a lance givestrong thing?" And they would be all "we'll, lance is the team captain, but I am really more of a fan of Tyler somebody because..." And then you would tune them out. Remember how bad tou wanted to kick them in the nuts? But you didn't because the whole reason they liked bike riding in the first place was the lack of physical contact. Well, this is like lance kicking them in the nuts for you. And when i talk to them about it now I always ask about how their darling Tyler is dijng and how I always thought he was a better cheater anyway.

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January 18th, 2013 at 2:22 AM | God forbid that someone has (Score:5 Normal)
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God forbid that someone has interests that are different than yours.                                                                                                                                              

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January 18th, 2013 at 8:49 AM | Finally (Score:2 Normal)
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Thank you.

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:06 AM | Well the delay in airing the (Score:5 Normal)
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Well the delay in airing the interview until today sure backfired for Oprah. 

January 18th, 2013 at 1:46 AM | You might want to check the ratings before you conclude that (Score:1)
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The NYTimes just ran an article about how good it was for OWN.

RIP my avatar, June 14, 1998 - October 26, 2012.

January 18th, 2013 at 12:06 AM | Did he talk about what it was (Score:0 Normal)
January 18th, 2013 at 3:19 AM | With an attitude like that, (Score:2 Normal)
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I am fairly confident you will one day have a daughter. You will love that term when you hear "banged her" and think about your own offspring.

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January 18th, 2013 at 8:55 AM | Well, I DO have a daughter (Score:2)
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And to be honest, it's repugnant to think that another person would see her in that way. But my hot MILF neighbor? Not at all, because, obviously....

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January 18th, 2013 at 10:37 AM | I hear ya (Score:1)
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And totally get it...but it's a personal problem I have with that term. I'm really not uptight in general, but that term is just yucky to me.

Mom, MGrad and life long fan living in So Cal

January 18th, 2013 at 11:07 AM | Done and done (Score:2)
Njia
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From here on out, I am strictly about "bumpin' uglies". No more bangin'.

"If life is the road, then Ohio is simply a place to stop for gas." -- Scott Burgess, Detroit News, 9/16/2010
January 18th, 2013 at 12:07 AM | I Win (Score:5 Normal)
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WOOOOO BIG 10 ROAD WIN LOLPHERS

January 18th, 2013 at 12:08 AM | 15+ minutes of fame are over (Score:1)
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Go back where you came from...oh wait!  He can't - he became too big for his old life:

http://www.askmen.com/top_10/sports/top-10-reasons-to-hate-lance-armstro...

January 18th, 2013 at 12:12 AM | Why did he spill the beans now? (Score:2)
Don
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He spent so many years covering it up and denying it all—why come clean now? Blackmail? Does he have cancer again and he's trying to make amends?


January 18th, 2013 at 12:19 AM | He's been banned for life (Score:3 Normal)
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He's been banned for life from associating with pro cycling.  He probably wants to get that reduced to a few years (which is more typical for those who fess up).

January 18th, 2013 at 12:21 AM | What source of income does he (Score:2)
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What source of income does he have coming in? I'm guessing this is a plan to get him back into some competitions et all and maybe to increase book sales?

Blank.....Blank......You're not looking at the big picture here.

January 18th, 2013 at 1:48 AM | Not for money (Score:1)
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Sounded from CNN tonight like he could owe the federal government up to 90m (triple damages for 30m) in the whistle-blower case against him, and that's just the start. Lance will declare bankruptcy before this is over.

RIP my avatar, June 14, 1998 - October 26, 2012.

January 18th, 2013 at 1:51 AM | Seems possible. And FWIW I (Score:3 Normal)
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Seems possible. And FWIW I think he's not really thinking about making money right now. Controlling the confession perhaps, but not making money.

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January 18th, 2013 at 12:29 PM | It is about minimizing losses. There is still... (Score:1)
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...time for him to attempt to implicate Ochowicz, Weisel, the labs and the UCI under oath and portray himself as a mere participant. I think last night's "I won't talk about others" strategy was to try elicit sympathy... In another venue and under oath, we might see details emerge which might reduce his financial exposure.

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January 18th, 2013 at 8:40 AM | ESPN said there would (Score:2)
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ESPN said there would probably be a settlement, but likely not less than $40mil.  Loose change for the federal government, really.   (no politicial)

I will fight 'til I am dead, a winged helmet on my head.

January 18th, 2013 at 9:33 AM | He is actually a world class (Score:1)
His Dudeness
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He is actually a world class triathlete. He has the ability to make revenue streams there, but until he admits, he is barred. So Lance:

1) Admit to doping

2) Get lifetime "ban" revoked and serve 2-3 year "ban"

3) Come back and win triathlons

4) ?

5) Profit

or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

January 18th, 2013 at 12:14 AM | Important (Score:3 Normal)
Hokemania
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how?

Whatcha gonna do, little brother?

January 18th, 2013 at 12:19 AM | I can't bring myself to read (Score:5 Normal)
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I can't bring myself to read or watch anything about Lance.  I have no respect for him.

January 18th, 2013 at 12:28 AM | Better than expected (Score:5 Normal)
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I thought Oprah did a good job asking questions and Armstrong did a good job answering them like an asshole.

“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft.  On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them.  Keep believing.”  

January 18th, 2013 at 12:38 AM | when he a Sheryl Crow split (Score:2 Normal)
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I figured it was because she found out the truth and that she didn't want to live the lies.  I certainly didn't believe anyone could be such a douchebag as to have survived cancer and as soon as your girlfriend is diagnosed you dump them.

 

But it looks like Lance is in fact that much of a douchebag.

January 18th, 2013 at 12:50 AM | I just assumed she just (Score:4 Normal)
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I just assumed she just wanted to upgrade to 2 balls....

But in all seriousness, cancer's normally not funny, but any joke made at douchebag Lance's expense is PC in my book.

January 18th, 2013 at 1:31 AM | Indeed (Score:3 Funny)
Ernis
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Your choice in humor is baltogether testeless.

January 18th, 2013 at 7:31 AM | Nut cool, man.  Nut cool. (Score:5 Normal)
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Nut cool, man.  Nut cool.

Hail.

January 18th, 2013 at 8:49 AM | Send him to Ballivian. (Score:4 Normal)
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Send him to Ballivian.

I will fight 'til I am dead, a winged helmet on my head.

January 18th, 2013 at 12:40 AM | In a word (Score:0 Offtopic)
January 18th, 2013 at 7:46 AM | Inconceivable (Score:3 Normal)
ppToilet
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I do not think that word means what you think it means.

January 18th, 2013 at 12:43 AM | To me, (Score:2 Normal)
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To me, this interview established him as one of the biggest douches I have ever heard of.  I mean it is one thing to lie about PEDs to protect his cause, humanitarianism, and organization, but for his selfish motives, I mean come on.  He ruined numerous lives and careers in order to protect hs image that in my mind will never be repaired.  I really do feel for his teammates that had to put up with him and actually came to know him as a friend but were ultimately betrayed in the long run... Here is an article about who the real Lance is, and he has not only betrayed those fighting cancer, but he has also destroyed a national fan base in which we had all come to know and admire because of his "determination." Shame.

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/8852974/lance-armstrong-history-lying

2013 will be the year.

January 18th, 2013 at 12:44 AM | I loved watching Lance in the (Score:1)
BoAndHokeFan
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I loved watching Lance in the tour. So many great memories. They all doped an unfortunately it got to the point where you dope or you lose. Not much different than baseball during the same period. But he's an ass for how he treated his former teammates or anyone that came forward.

...just one man's opinion.

 

January 18th, 2013 at 12:46 AM | Lucky (Score:2 Normal)
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He's lucky to have the air cover of Monte Te'o's media blow up to draw attention away.

...just one man's opinion.

 

January 18th, 2013 at 1:01 AM | What's amazing (Score:1 Normal)
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What's amazing to me is how this is the sidestory in the sport's world right now. With the Teo scandal/what-the-hell-is-going-on-here-ordeal I just would never have guessed that this sack of shit and his one testicle could admit to cheating for all these years and it would be second place in terms of shock value in sports today.

Either way, glad to see him fall, when a story is too good to be true, it's most likely too good to be true.

P.S. --- I hope his charity changes its name.

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